Some things become so strongly associated with a specific time, they actually end up timeless. That is one way of summarizing Nisse and Kajsa Strinning’s contribution to the Scandinavian design history. In 1949 Kasja and Nisse Strinning designed the iconic, modernist shelving system String®, which everyone could afford, which was easy to assemble and which could be sent by post – three criteria that had to be met in connection with a design competition. Today, String® is considered an obvious part of the timeless Scandinavian design style.